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Avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM) is a fatal neurological disease that affects various waterbirds and raptors.It is most common in the bald eagle and American coot, and it is known in the killdeer, bufflehead, northern shoveler, American wigeon, Canada goose, great horned owl, mallard, and ring-necked duck.
Wildlife officials worried that a bald eagle found on the ground near Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri was injured, but they later discovered the bird was just walking off a hefty meal.
A pair of bald eagles made a less-than-majestic crash landing in Savannah, Ga., and were discovered dazed and sprawled out on the ground. A staff member for WSAV-TV heard a crash in the trees ...
The eagle was “engorged” with raccoon, the park said, adding that the bird was, “in other words, too fat to fly.” The post included an X-ray image that shows a raccoon’s paw inside the ...
Lady Baltimore was a non-releasable bald eagle in the care of the non-profit Juneau Raptor Center (JRC), in Juneau, Alaska. [1] Lady Baltimore was found shot and injured on Alaska's Douglas Island in 2006. She had suffered injuries to her beak and one wing caused by a poacher.
The bald eagle is placed in the genus Haliaeetus (), and gets both its common and specific scientific names from the distinctive appearance of the adult's head. Bald in the English name is from an older usage meaning "having white on the face or head" rather than "hairless", referring to the white head feathers contrasting with the darker body. [4]
The bald eagle was put on the endangered species list in 1978. Federal protections and regulation of pesticides containing DDT prompted a comeback. In 1995 the bald eagle's status was changed from ...
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